Miner&#39;s combination-tool.



W. W. WEBER.

MINER'S COMBINATION TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 19, 2912.

1,263,720. Patented Apr. 23, 1918.

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MXNEBS GUM'BINATIUELTOOL.

Specification of Letters Eatent Patented Apr. 23, isle.

Application filed October 19, 1917. Serial No. 197,450.

To all whom it may concern:

Be known that I, lVILLIAM W. VVEBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort lvlyers, in the county of Lee and State of Florida,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MinersCombination-Tools, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combination tools used by miners to preparefuses in blasting operations; and it consists in the novel constructionand combination of the parts hereinafter fully described'aiid claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is ev front View of a tool constructedaccording to this invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the cutting partsof the tool. Fig. 3 a plan view of the same d is a cross-section takenon the line in Fig l.

The tool is provided with handle portions 2 and 3, having plates 4 and 5at their upper end portions. These plates are substantielly circuler,and they are pivoted together centrally by a bolt or pivot 6. A spring 7is arranged between the handle portions to normally hold them apart. Theplates 4 end 5 are provided with cutting jaws 8 arranged in pairs andspaced at suitable dis tances apart around the central pivot pin. and sothat a plurality-of cutters is provided.

@ne plate 4: has a deep notch cutin it,

end it has a splitting blade 9 formed on it and extendingcircumferentially from one side of the notch toward its other side whichforms a stop 10.

The other plate 5 has a tubular guide 12 formed on or otherwise securedto it, and I projecting laterally into the notch in the plate 4:. Oneside of the guide 12 has a slot 14 formed in it for the splitting bladeto Work in, and the tubular guide is arranged radially of the pivot6.-'- \Vhen the handle portions are pushed apart by tbespring, the stop,10 comes against the opposite side of the guide tube from the slot 14,so that the cutting edge of the blade is not withdrawn from the slot andis protected from injury by the tube.

The fuse is out to the required length by means of either pair ofcuttipg blades, and when one pairihs too blunt or is otherwiseunsuitable another pair can be used.

The end portion of the fuse is then thrust longitudinally into thetubular guide, and is split by means of the splitting blade so as toexpose its inflammable core or filling. as is necessary in preparing afuse for blasting.

What I claim is:

In a. fuse splitter, two pivoted plates arranged side by side andprovided with handle portions, one plate being provided with a notchhavihg a splitting blade on one side and having a stop on its otherside, and the other plate having a tubular guide one side portion ofwhich projects laterally from it into the said notch between the cuttingblade and the stop and which is provided with a slot for the cuttingblade to work in, said stop operating to limit the outward movement ofthe blade in the notch.

In testimonywhereof I have afiixed my signature.

- WM. W. WEBER.

